Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1745

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Three · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that a challenge to a judgment benefits only the person bringing it and may be invoked only against the person against whom it is brought. - Failure by some of the parties against whom judgment was rendered to challenge it. Has no effect on a challenge validly brought by others. The rationale for this. The legislature departed from this rule in three cases. Article 134/2 of the Procedure Law, including indivisibility. Its implication. A person who missed the time limit for challenging the judgment or accepted it has the right to challenge it while a challenge brought by one of them is being considered, joining that person's claims. His failure to do so. The court may order his joinder in the challenge. The rationale and effect of this.
Arabic original
الأصل ألا يفيد من الطعن في الحكم إلاّ رافعه وألاّ يحتج به إلاّ على من رُفع عليه. - قعود بعض المحكوم عليهم عن الطعن في الحكم. لا أثر له على الطعن المرفوع من آخرين صحيحاً. علة ذلك. خروج المشرع عن هذه القاعدة في حالات ثلاث. م١٣٤/٢مرافعات منها عدم القابلية للتجزئة. مفاده. لمن فوت ميعاد الطعن في الحكم أو قبله حق الطعن فيه حال نظره مرفوعاً من أحدهم منضماً إليه في طلباته. قعوده عن ذلك. للمحكمة أن تأمر باختصامه في الطعن. حكمة ذلك وأثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٣/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص١٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 278. PDF pages: 275.

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